سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ أَ يَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِثْلَ النَّمْلَةِ فَإِنَّ النَّمْلَةَ تَجُرُّ إِلَى جُحْرِهَا .
Translation
Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from the one who mentioned it, from Aban, from Al A’ala who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘Is one of you frustrated that he becomes like the ant, for the ant drags (sustenance) to its hole (anthill)?’.
Book (Kitab)كتاب الْمَعِيشَةِ
Chapter (Bab)باب الْحَثِّ عَلَى الطَّلَبِ وَ التَّعَرُّضِ لِلرِّزْقِ
CollectionAl-Kafi
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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